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to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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to be discordant; to have discord

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breakdown of negotiations

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thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp

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star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

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or; or else

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messenger; envoy; emissary

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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punishment; penalty

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

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to make an appeal; to urge

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every time; each round

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to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

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salary; wages; pay

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appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession

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violent

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(relating to) gender; sex; sexual

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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really; truly

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(not) even once; (not) ever

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dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

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to be able to manage somehow or another

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to lend a hand; to help

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to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

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number of persons; personnel

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

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commoner; plebeian

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discriminatory; discriminative

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violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by

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secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

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octopus

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Earth; the globe

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devilfish

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area; region

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(for) one's own use; personal use; private use

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takoyaki; octopus dumplings

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okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables

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red pickled ginger

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Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion

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tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura

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incompatible; (going together) like oil and water

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito

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food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)

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dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

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